All posts tagged "Aaron Baker"

Checking in with a few Pirates' players and friends in Friday's winter league play : VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Tigres de Aragua 9, Tiburones de La Guaira 4 SS Ronny Cedeno went 1-for-3 for Los Tigres in his winter league season debut. Los Tigres roared loudly in the first four innings, especially in...

Pirates' players and friends in winter league action: MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE Naranjeros de Hermosillo 2, Venados de Mazatlan 1 Los Naranjeros scored lone runs in both the 3rd and 4th innings, with a double and a single in each. Los Venados were kept scoreless and held to just 2 hits and 2...

Winter league action for the Pirates' players and friends on Saturday night (or Sunday afternoon, for the Aussies) MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE Mayos de Navojoa 2, Venados de Mazatlan 1 Rogelio Noris got back into a game for Los Venados after a few days off. Los Mayos scored 2 runs in the 7th...

Checking in with some Pirates' players and friends in winter league play. VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Cardenales de Lara 4, Caribes de Anzoategui 3 Los Caribes had a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the 8th. That's when Los Cardenales took the lead and the win with a 2-run homer. CF Gorkys...

Not too much going on in the Winter Leagues tonight... the Australians play tonight (for them) or early morning (for us) VENEZUELAN LEAGUE Tigres de Aragua 1, Leones del Caracas 0 In the battle of the big cats, Los Leones were held to just 3 hits, plus one walk, and two...

Looking at some Pirates' players and friends in Winter League play. DOMINICAN LEAGUE Aguilas Cibaenas 8, Leones del Escogido 1 Los Aguilas put up 5 runs in the 3rd inning and 3 more in the 4th. A 3-run homer aided Los Aguilas in the 3rd, and a triple brought in two...

I’m a big stats guy. I think that stats are extremely important in the game of baseball when it comes to evaluating players. I think that when it comes down to “the eye test”, a lot of subjectivity can be inserted in to the analysis. More often than not, when people watch...

Baker was traded to the Orioles. It might seem strange to profile a prospect who was just traded away last night in exchange for Derrek Lee, but I figured this would be the best way to review what the Pittsburgh Pirates gave up in exchange for their new first baseman. Baker is...

McPherson, who leads the organization in strikeouts, was named to the FSL All-Star game. Jarek Cunningham, Aaron Baker, Ramon Cabrera, Kyle McPherson, and Brett Lorin were all named to the Florida State League All-Star team today, according to a Bradenton Marauders press release. Cunningham is currently hitting for a .289/.337/.599 line, with...

Inman allowed two earned runs in four innings tonight. First of four games I'll be attending with the Marauders in Tampa against the hated Yankees. OK, maybe these aren't THE hated Yankees, but they do have a silly "TY" (Tampa Yankees) on their hats that is a bit annoying. As in the last...